George Orwell

‘The Lord of the Rings’ and the Collectives

Spying on the Social Media Posts of Sports Fans and Banning Them From Stadiums for Wrongthink Isn’t Social Progress

The Government’s Sprawling Effort to Censor (True) Information During the Pandemic

A Beginner’s Guide to Trigger Words That Ruin Good Discussions

3 Real-Life Inspirations for George Orwell’s 1984

Overused Orwell Analogies Shouldn’t Stop You From Reading 1984

How the “Ministry of Truth” Can Censor You Without (Technically) Censoring You​​​​​

“Ministry of Truth” Trends on Twitter After Government Unveils New “Disinformation Governance Board”

Which Dystopian Story Does 2022 Resemble the Most?

Was George Orwell a Socialist or a Libertarian? It’s Complicated

How Stalin Canceled ‘Hamlet’ in the Soviet Union—and What It Can Teach Us about Cancel Culture

Historic Figures Who Recognized That Speech Is Freedom’s First Line of Defense

Is Individualism vs. Collectivism the New Left vs. Right?

No, We Don’t Need a ‘Reality-Czar’: Let Truth and Falsehood Grapple

Judge Amy Coney Barrett and the Krylenko Test

Why Would YouTube Suppress Our New Video on Disney, Chinese Genocide, and Mulan?

Cancel Culture Is Undermining Learning and Harming Students like Me

Why George Orwell’s Warning on ‘Self-Censorship’ Is More Relevant Than Ever

The Origins of the Thought Police—and Why They Scare Us

Orwell’s “1984”: How to Misread a Classic